Market Drayton
Parish in Shropshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.903, -2.492 |
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| OS grid ref: | SJ 66 34 |
| Population: | 11,773 |
| Dialling code: | 01630 |
The small market town and civil parish of Market Drayton sits in north‑east Shropshire, England, close to the border with Cheshire. Set beside the River Tern, it has a compact historic centre of timber‑framed and Georgian buildings and still feels like a traditional market town surrounded by rolling farmland.
Long associated with agriculture and food production, Market Drayton is famously linked to gingerbread and celebrates that culinary heritage in local events and shops; the modern economy mixes farming, small manufacturing and services, with many people commuting to nearby centres such as Telford or Stoke-on-Trent. Community life is active for a town of its size, centred on the parish church, local clubs and annual fairs that underline its rural Shropshire character.
Postcode districts covering Market Drayton
Most populated places nearby
- Stoke-on-Trent 16.1 miles26 km
- Telford 15.8 miles25.4 km
- Newcastle-under-Lyme 12.9 miles20.7 km
- Cannock 24.4 miles39.2 km
- Shrewsbury 17.2 miles27.7 km
- Crewe 13.4 miles21.6 km
- Stafford 17.5 miles28.1 km
- Wrexham 23.1 miles37.1 km
- Northwich 24.6 miles39.5 km
- Winsford 19.8 miles31.8 km
- Kidsgrove 16.5 miles26.5 km
- Congleton 21.5 miles34.6 km
Neighbouring places
- Market Drayton Built-up area 0.1 miles0.2 km
- Market Drayton West Ward 0.3 miles0.5 km
- Sutton upon Tern Parish 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Moreton Say Parish 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Ternhill Built-up area 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Adderley Parish 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Rosehill Built-up area 3.1 miles5 km
- Norton in Hales Built-up area 3.4 miles5.6 km
- Market Drayton East Ward 3.9 miles6.2 km
- Chipnall Built-up area 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Cheswardine Built-up area 4.1 miles6.7 km
- Stoke upon Tern Parish 4.3 miles6.9 km
Example postcodes in Market Drayton
TF9 1QR, TF9 3GG, TF9 3UN, TF9 3GN, TF9 1RW, TF9 1DX, TF9 3UU, TF9 3FZ, TF9 3FP … See all
Transport links
- Manchester Airport 32.4 miles52.1 km
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 33.2 miles53.4 km
- Prees Railway Station 8.2 miles13.2 km
- Whitchurch Railway Station 8.7 miles14 km
Hotels near Market Drayton Ad
- The Bear Inn 4 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Hawkstone Hall Hotel & Gardens 6.1 miles9.8 km
- Pepper Street Rooms 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Hawkstone Park Hotel 3 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Macdonald Hill Valley Hotel, Golf & Spa Resort 4 9.6 miles15.4 km
- The Old Mill Thai Vintage 4 9.2 miles14.9 km
Schools in Market Drayton
- Longlands Primary School Primary
- Market Drayton Infant & Nursery School Primary
- Market Drayton Junior School Primary
- The Grove School Secondary
Local points of interest
- Blore Heath Historic site 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Combermere Abbey Archaeological site 8 miles12.9 km
- Doddington Hall Estate 8.2 miles13.2 km
- Springfield House Estate 9.3 miles14.9 km
- Alexandra Stadium Stadium 12.9 miles20.8 km
- Crewe Hall Estate 13 miles20.9 km
- Cholmondeley Castle Estate 13.5 miles21.7 km
- New Bucks Head Stadium 14.2 miles22.9 km
- Britannia Stadium Stadium 14.4 miles23.2 km
- Sundorne Castle Estate 14.6 miles23.5 km
- Whattal Castle Historic site 15 miles24.1 km
- Etruria Hall Country house 15 miles24.1 km